ABSTRACT

The control of the dynamic response of structures to certain loads is an important focus of study in Civil Engineering. It aims to eliminate unwanted vibrations and to maintain a safe and comfortable environment for the inhabitants of a structure. A common passive control device which is frequently featured in the literature is the Tuned Mass Damper (TMD). A TMD’s natural frequency is tuned to the natural frequency of the fundamental mode of the structure and therefore, under excitation, the damper will resonate out of phase with the structure’s motion due to inertia. In this way, a portion of the structure’s vibratory energy is transferred to the TMD and is dissipated.